Template:Champion/4th
Improvement
| If you’d prefer something reliable, focus on increasing whichever ability score you use for attacks — whether that’s Strength or Dexterity. Increasing Constitution is a good second choice, as it can increase both your heart points and your Stamina Dice. |
When you reach 4th level, your fighting capabilities evolve. Choose one of the following improvements. This feature cannot increase any ability score above your ability score’s maximum, which is initially 20.
- Ability Scores. Increase one of your ability scores by 2, or increase two of your ability scores by 1 each.
- Techniques. Learn one or two more techniques, not including master techniques. If you choose only one technique, increase one of your ability scores by 1.
- Feat. Gain a feat of your choice.
You gain another improvement of your choice at 8th level and again at 12th level, as shown in the champion table.
Withdraw
Also beginning at 4th level, you can rapidly recover in the midst of battle by drawing on your vigor and courage. Some champions think of it as finding heart, even in the most dire of situations.
Whenever you Dodge, in addition to the normal benefits of this action you can recover heart points by expending one of your Heart Dice. You roll the Heart Die, and regain heart points equal to the result + your Constitution modifier. As normal, Heart Dice restore when you finish a long rest.
